GSV Magazine 2007

Girls Sport Victoria 2007 VOLUME 7 Camberwell Girls Grammar School Fintona Girls School Firbank Grammar School Genazzano FCJ College Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School Kilvington Girls' Grammar Korowa Anglican Girls' School Lauriston Girls' School Loreto Mandeville Hall Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School Melbourne Girls Grammar Mentone Girls' Grammar School Methodist Ladies' College Our Lady of Mercy College Presbyterian Ladies' College Ruyton Girls' School Sacré Coeur St Catherine's School St Margaret's School Shelford Girls’ Grammar Star of the Sea College Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School Tintern Girls Grammar School Toorak College From the GSV President It is with great pleasure this year that I assume the position of President of Girls Sport Victoria – for what a wonderful Association this is, working to provide high quality programs of both participation and excellence for the girls in our 24 Schools. Since its commencement in 2001, GSV has worked consistently to promote sport for girls in girls’ schools, and we are proud of the large numbers of girls who are currently engaged in such a wide range of sports and events. I congratulate all our girls for their positive engagement in sport this year. The teamwork and GSV Office sense of cooperation that permeate every GSV gathering are worthy of our commendation 86 Anderson Street, South Yarra 3141 and celebration! Phone: 9862 9260 Fax: 9862 9259 Together with the Principals of our 24 GSV Schools, and the Heads of Sport and sports staff, I Executive Officer acknowledge and recognise the contribution of our retired President of GSV, Mrs Margaret Webb. Ms Meredith Prime Mrs Webb led the GSV Association with great dedication over a period of four years. We wish her well in her retirement from Toorak College, and thank her for her work in the leadership and Sports Officers promotion of girls’ sport. Mrs Leonie Mawkes Ms Kelly Featherston Dr Susan Stevens, GSV President GSV Website www.gsv.vic.edu.au Nicole Livingstone Inspires at the Sports Captains’ Breakfast 2007 The annual GSV breakfast, hosted by St Catherine’s Content School on February 22, saw over one hundred 2007 2-3 President’s Report Sports Captains and other school sporting leaders come Sports Captains’ Breakfast together to share their leadership ideas and reflect on Acknowledgements the morning’s theme, “Leaders Leave a Legacy”. 4-7 Weekly Sport With the opportunity finally to put names to the familiar 8-10 Carnivals faces from so many years of shared GSV competition, 11 Tournaments our discussion throughout the Hall was animated, 12-13 Sports Skills Program particularly as we learnt of each others’ achievements, 14 Expos which on my table alone included State Athletics, Soccer 15-16 Photos and Netball representation as well as National Tennis and Hockey team selection. With world record-holding swimmer Nicole Livingstone as guest speaker, the inspirational theme of the morning was continued as we heard of her achievements, not only in the pool, Acknowledgements but also in the male-dominated world of sports commentary. Editor: Dr Ros Otzen Her encouragement to “get organised, plan ahead, encourage everyone [and] find your Publication Committee: Dr Helen McDonald, Mrs Helen Hughes, Dr Anne Sarros passion” was particularly relevant advice for our final year. A delicious breakfast was then Publication Officer: Mrs Leonie Mawkes thoroughly enjoyed by everyone and all girls departed two hours later ready and eager to GSV Logo: Mr Peter Court, Singleton, leave their legacy in the year ahead. Ogilvy and Mather. Design: Kerri Valkova Design Bridget Healy, Vice Sports Captain, St Catherine’s School Photography: provided by KIDS KLIX and participating schools. Copyright: Girls Sport Victoria. All rights reserved. Except as provided by Australian copyright law, no part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from Girls Sport Victoria. 2 Farewell to Two Inspirational Leaders It is with more than a little sentimentality that the GSV office farewells two of the most significant contributors to the development and progression of Girls Sport Victoria as the State’s leading girls’ school sporting association: retiring Principals Mrs Christine Briggs and Mrs Margaret Webb. When recounting the story of the impetus behind the development of what, ultimately, became GSV, Mrs Christine Briggs often quotes “That Fateful Day” of 1999. It was a fateful day, and one in which an unwavering commitment to prioritising girls sport by a cluster of all-girls’ school Principals was to be sealed. It seems fitting then, that in the year of retirement for both Mrs Webb and Mrs Briggs that we acknowledge the contribution Committee of Management as a Principal each has made to Girls Sport Victoria. Representative and Vice President. During this time, Mrs Webb has been instrumental Mrs Briggs, along with recently retired PLC to the development and promotion of GSV Principal Mrs Elizabeth Ward and past Loreto through her passion in developing an Mandeville Hall Principal Dr Anne Hunt was a interest among students to be actively and key instigator and driver of the development regularly involved in sport. of Girls Sport Victoria. She was the Association’s founding President, a member Mrs Webb began her career in Education as of the Committee of Management for a total a Physical Education teacher and has always of four years and, as Principal of Melbourne been a staunch supporter of girls’ sport, Girls Grammar, host of the GSV office both at Toorak College and within the since 2000. whole of GSV. On “That Fateful Day” Mrs Briggs made a Her passion for girls’ sport is clearly commitment to girls’ sport and her passion demonstrated by an excerpt from the and commitment has never wavered. In the following poem, which she wrote with the two years leading up to the establishment of assistance of Jill Vines to commemorate the association she worked tirelessly with a our 5th anniversary in 2005: small team to ensure the process of melding Girls’ Sport Matters three existing associations into one was as smooth as possible. And, at all times, she was To be the GSV or not... that was the voice of reason, ensuring the original the question. vision for the new association remained 24 schools paramount. Heads of Sport and Principals In the early days, Mrs Briggs provided the Pitches, fields and courts, fledgling Association with the support and United for Girls’ Sport and the encouragement akin a new mother. But even belief that as the Association has grown and thrived, Girls’ Sport matters. she has remained very active in her support. Empty pitch, messy change rooms – After handing the President’s reigns over in Waiting, 2002, Mrs Briggs returned to the Committee For new dreams, of Management from 2005 - 2007. New goals, new friendships Mrs Briggs, we thank you. And just in case Young women being their best you were wondering: you have co-signed And striving to be more – over 2,300 GSV cheques since we began To be THE best in 2001! That is our Future, The Future of GSV – Mrs Webb, outgoing GSV President and To be the best we are, the best we can be. retiring Principal of Toorak College has also Of that there is no question. been a big contributor to the ongoing Because … progress of Girls Sport Victoria. Not only was Girls Matter! Mrs Webb the longest serving GSV President 3 (four years) but also served on the Meredith Prime, GSV Executive Officer Girls Sport Victoria Magazine 2007 Weekly Sport Term 4 2006 Weekly Sport Basketball Term Four Weekly sport always seems to fly. Senior Basketball was wrapped up by the third week. OLMC continued their stellar run winning the Senior pennant, 26 to Toorak’s 22, and defeating Ivanhoe in the Intermediate A grade match and Star of the Sea in the B grade match. But in the Junior Basketball, Lowther Hall’s A grade team defeated Ivanhoe in a one-point thriller and Star of the Sea ran over Genazzano in the final minute of their B grade match to win 25 – 21. Cricket In Cricket, Kilvington exploited the talents of their pennant-winning Senior Indoor Cricketers to make their first ever Field Cricket Grand Final. The Kilvington bowlers had Star of the Sea on the ropes early, but were not able to get the runs on the board in their innings and conceded to a triumphant Star team. Most of the Star of the Sea Cricketers have been playing together since Year 7 and have not lost a single match in their five years together. The final challenge will be to win their sixth successive pennant in 2007 so that the original Year 7 Star Juniors can end their school sports career undefeated in Field Cricket. Junior Waterpolo Fourteen GSV schools now compete in the Junior Waterpolo competition (five of whom field two teams), and the standard of the competition continues to rise each year. There is no doubt the sport has consolidated itself and Lauriston and PLC, along with Loreto Mandeville Hall, MLC and Shelford have established themselves as the teams to beat. In 2006 the Grand Final results mirrored those of SENIOR A INTER A INTER B JUNIOR A JUNIOR B 2005: Lauriston prevailed in the A grade match but PLC Basketball OLMC OLMC OLMC Lowther Hall Star were too good for Lauriston Cricket Star Sacré Coeur in the B grade. Waterpolo Lauriston PLC MLC Inters Blast Their Way Through Indoor Cricket 2007 was a blast! At MLC we had so many girls keen to play that we entered two Intermediate teams. We had a great season and because we were in the same zone, there was a bit of rivalry between us, especially once MLC1 beat my team, MLC2.

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